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Nov. 13, 1928.

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GEORGE rl. KINGSBTJRY, or'rroLLIs, new YORK, AssIeriroR .ro MERGE'NTHALEE LING- TYPE ooiareny, A conroanrron or NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINEJ,

Application filed June 22,

, Patent of theUnited States, No.l36,532, to

Ol l/lergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices' are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line,

the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slugor linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and returned through distributing mecha nism to the magazine from which they started. More particularly, it rel atesto machines of the above class equipped with a plurality of main magazines and a plurality of auxiliary magazines arranged in tandem and movably mounted in the machine frame so that any pair selected respectively from the two sets may be brought into operative posit-ion for simultaneous use, In commercial machines of this type, the shifting of the main and auxiliary magazines is ordinarily accemplished by separate'hand levers located at the. front of the machine; and, while this arrangement is thoroughly practical, the operation has always been slow and'tedious and more orlesslaborious.

The present invention is intended to do away with the prior hand shiftingpractice and contemplates a power-actuated mechauism, controllablebv a single knob or handle conveniently located at the front of the machine, whereby any selected magazine of one series or the other may be movedinto operative position, as desired. 'l Vhile the inven} tion is applicable'toother types of multiple magazine machines, in the preferredembodiinent herein i lustrated, the magazines of 1927. Serial n01 200521.

is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is'not limited to any specific form or embodiment except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: I

Fig. lis-a side elevation of a linotype ma chine, equipped with the present improvements,-showing the lower magazinejin operative position; I

Fig. '2 is a similar view, on an enlarged scale, partly in section and partly broken v away, showinglthe uppermagazine in opera- I tive I position;

Fig. 3 is a' front elevation of theparts shown in Fig. 2, with the intermediate bracket and assembler entrance removed,

Fig. 4c is'a transverse section-taken on line 4&4' of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is adetail sectional pla n view of the power-actuated mechanism for" raising and lowering the magazines; f

Fig. 6 is a detail faceview of the'clutch which drives the crank arn'rf'or the auxiliary magazines; and p V i Fig. 7 is asirnilar view showing the-clutch which drives the crank arm for the main magazines. v

The matrices of the regular fonts are stored in the superposedmain magazinesA', only two of which are herein sliown but" of which a greatcr'number might beemployed, ifd'esired; These magazines are supported upon the customary base frames A hinged their upper ends, as atA andconjoiiitly constituting a'shift' frame whicliis arranged to be swung upwardly anddow'nwardlyin the machine to locate eitherofjthemagazines in operative relation to the fixed assembler frames to eifje-ctthe interchange ofthe maga zines supported therebyv may be accomplished in any desired? manner, the means -V herein employedbeing similar to those presented'in'the Kennedy Patent No. 1,386,786, and consist gessentially of a toggle' system which, when; straightened out ocextend e r, s. theshift frame to pl cc" th in operati epcsitilu, and when collapsed, allows the shift frame to swing downwardly to bring the upper magazine in operative position. (Fig; 2), the shift frame for the series of main magazines'banks upon a pair of set screws A whch are carried by the parallel side arms of a fiXGCl-U-ShZLPQCl bracket 0 and which are adjusted so as to locate the upper magazine in registration with the assembler throat B. In its raised position (Fig. 1), the shift frame is supported directly by the associated toggle system whose design is such that, when extended, the lower magazine will be properly located in operative relation to' the throat B. The said toggle system comprises two pairs of links D, D intermediately connected by a transverse rod D to which the lower members D are fastened andon which the upper members D are loosely mounted. At their lower ends, the members D are pivoted by pins or screws D to the side arms of the bracket 0, and the members D are formed at their upper ends with open hearings or. forks (Z wherein engage pins a projecting laterally from lugs A depending from the lower base frame A The rod D? is guided in curved slots 0 of the bracket arms and is movable to and fro therein to effect the extension or collapse of the toggle members D, D movements of the rod D are limited by the slots 0 the front walls of which are so arranged that the rod, as it is rocked. for ward1y,'wi11 be allowed to pass dead center before it isstopped and, in this way, lock the magazines in their raised position.

The toggle systemfor the auxiliary magazines C (see Fig. 3) corresponds in structure and mode of operation to the one just de scribed but, for the sake of clearness, the

' parts will. be designated by different reference characters. Thus, the upper members E of the toggle links are connected at their upper ends with lugs C dependlng from the auxiliary shift frame and, at their lower ends, are loosely mounted on a transverse connecting 'rod E the latter being supported by the lower link members E which are pivotally secured to the upright side 'mem bers of a supplemental supporting frame 0". This frame, like the frame 0, slotted to permit free moven'ient of the rod E in collapsing and extending the toggle system E,

E", to raise and lower the magazines C in the manner'required.

So far as described, the parts'are or may be the same as those embodied in the. commercial Model 26 linotype and in themselves constitute no part of this invention.

According to the present invention, the swingingof the magazlnes 1s accompllshed by means of a power-actuated gear mech- "anism...which is common to both series of magazines and. is controlled by a clutch device operable by a knob or handle located In the latter position The conveniently above the keyboard K. The proposed mechanism (see Figs. 2 and includes a lay shaft F journaled in a suitable bearing bracket F y and axially aligned with the customary fore and aft assembler drive shaft G, the latter (see Fig. 2) being made hollow or tubular in form. At its rear end, i the snaft F is provided with a worm F, and at its forward end carries a bevel gearF which, for reasons later to be pointed out, is connected to the shaft by means of a friction or slip coupling F. The shaft F receives its motion directly from clutch member H which is loosely mounted on the 1 well known intermediate shaft H and is capable of slight axial movement in both directions. A bevel gear H. (Fig. is splined to the clutch member and arranged to mesh constantly w'th the bevel gear F? of the lay shaft F, the spline h permitting the axial movement of the clutch member on the shaftH without disturbing the meshing of said gears. About midway of its length, the clutch member H is formed with an'annular groove h? and, at its opposite ends, with jaw clutch portions h and it, the clutch portion 7L3 being adapted to engage a cooperating clutch member 7L5 keyed to the intermediate shaft H, and the clutch portion It being adapted to engage a cooperating clutch member h loosely mounted on said intermediate shaft The clutch members If, it are secured respectively to a pair of reversing bevel gears H H both of which mesh-with a'bevel gear G keyed to the fore and aft assembler drive shaft G. These three gears H H andG rotate constantly, the gear H being rotated in one direction directly by the intermediate shaft H, and the gear H, which is loose on the shaft l-I, being driven thereby through the opposite direction.

gear (3 in the the front end of a straight connecting rod l-I rotatably mounted in the hoilow fore and aft assembler drive shaft G. AI fork H pivoted by a connecting pin H to a collar secured to the rear-end of the rod H is arranged to engage the annular groove 71E of the clutch member H and adapted to shift the latter into and out of engagement with the reversing gears H H Normally, the handle H occupies the verticalposition indicated and the clutch member H stands disengaged from both of said gears, the parts being maintained yieldingly in this neutral position by a detent H (Fig. 2) which is mounted in the fork H -and engages a corresponding recess in the pivot pin H". When the handle H is thrown to the right, the jaw portion 71; of the clutch H will be shifted into engagement with the clutch member It of the gear H and thereby establish a driving connection between the intermediate shaft H and the lay shaft F which causes thela ter to be rotated in a counter-clockwise diwith the clutch member if of the gear H i and, by the driving connection thus established cause the lay shaft to rotate inthe opposite or clockwise direction.

Means operable by the lay shaft F are also provided for swinging both series of magazines about their respective pivotal axes, the swinging of the main magazines or the swinging of the adjacent series of auxiliary magazines being effected according to the direction in which said shaft is rotated. Such means (as best shown in Figs 2 and l) comprise a stub shaft J j'o'urn'a led in an upright strut 0* of the machine frame and arranged at right angles to" the layshaft F below the rear end thereof. The shaft J is provided witha loose sleeve J and with a loose worm wheel J the latter being arranged in mesh with the worm F before mentioned. An ordinary ratchet clutch device Jflkeyed to the shaft J and mounted in a recess. j formed in one side of the worm wheel J is employed to effect a driving connection between the wheel and the shaft when the former is rotated one direction; and a similar clutch device J arranged in a corresponding rec'ess y' formed in the other side of the worm wheel and keyed to the inner end of the sleeve J is employed to connect the wheel with the sleeve when the former is rotated in the other direction. As a result of this arrangement, when the worm wheel is turned in a clockwise direction according to Fig. 6, the

' sleeve J through the medium of the clutch device J, will be driven by the wheel independently of the shaft J; whereas the shaft, through the clutch device J will be driven independently of the sleeve when the wheel is turned in the reverse direction (see Fig.

' 7.) The shaft J has fast to it a crank arm J connected by a vertically disposed link J to the short arm of a pivoted bell crank lever J The sleeve J likewise has fast to it a similar crank arm J connected by a vertical link J to the short arm of a pivoted bell crank lever-J The longer arms of these levers J J (see Fig. 3) are arranged in engagement with the respective toggle link connecting rods D E and, by the rotation of the crank arms J, J", will swing the rods back and forth to raise and lower the magazines in the manner before described.

\Vhen it is desired to raise or lower the main magazines A to bring a selected font into operative position, it is merely neces sary to throw the control handle H to the left. This operation shifts the clutch H to the rightinto engagement with the reversing gear H and causes the lay shaft F, through the worm F to turn the worm wheel J 1n the direction indicated in Fig. 7. The halls of the clutch device J immediately become wedged between the concentric wall of the recess and the inclined surfaces of the ratchet and thus rigidly connect the wheel to the shaft J. If the magazines Ahappen to be in the upper position shown in Fig. 1', the short arm of the bell crank lever J will be drawn downwardly by the crank arm J and the link 0 as the shaft J begins torotate, and the longer arm thereof rocked rearwardly to collapse the toggle links'D, D As the sl'ri-ft frame comes to rest on the set screws A the handle H is turned to its vertical orneutral position to disengage the clutch H and thusbreak the drivingconnection. To bring the lower magazine into operative position, the operation is precisely the same, the handle being thrownto the left and the crank arm J, by rotation of the shaft J, turned upwardly from its lower position (Fig. 2) to swing the upper arm of the bell crank lever J forwardly and thus straighten out the toggles. The size of the crank arm J in relation to the bell crank lever J will, of course, be determined by the throw required to collapse or expand the toggle links so that, when the shift frame banks on the set screws Aflthe crank arm will have reached its lowermost position (Fig. 2) and, when the connecting rod D has just passed dead center, the crank arm will have reached its uppermost position. The relation of the corresponding parts for raising and lowermg the auxiliary magazines is the same. In this connection, however, it might be ad'- visable to provide a littlelost motion in the link J where it joins the bell crank lever J, so as thus to prevent binding or breakage of the parts that might otherwise result, from slight inaccuracies in design orassembling, when the respective shift frames are swung to their upper or lower positions.

To bring one or another of the auxiliary magazines into operative position, the control handle is thrown to the right to engage the clutch 'H with the reversing gear H The driving connection thus establishedbetween the intermediate shaft and the lay shaft F causes the worm wheel J to be turned in. the opposite direction (see 6) and in this way renders the clutch device J effective, the latter being of the same type as the associatedclutch device J but adapted to connect the wheel with the sleeve J as previously stated. Rotation of thesleeve J and the connected crank arm J rocks the bell crank lever J through the connecting connection between said to operative position.

delicate control, the friction slip coupling F hereinbefore mentioned, is incorporated in-the proposed mechanism. a further precaution against damage to the magazines 5 or the fixed assembler throat B, that might becaused by a protruding matrix or similar interference. 7

Having: thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I 10 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. In a linotype machine, a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary,inagazines, in combination with power-actuated means for bringing any se 'lected magazine of either series into operative position, together with means for establishing an operative connection between said power-actuated means and either series of magazines, or for rendering said n'ieans inactive upon both series simultaneously, as desired.

. 2- In a linotype machine, a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, in combination with V power-actuated means common to both series for bringing any selected magazine of either series into operative position, together with means for establishing an operative power-actuated means and either series of magazines, or for rendering said means inactive upon both series simultaneously, as desired,

3. In a linotype machine, a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, incombination with power-actuated gear mechanism, reversible at will, to bring a selected magazine of one series or the other into operative position, 40 together with means for establishing an op crative connection between the main magazines and said gear mechanism when the latter is rotating in one direction and for establishing an operative connection between the auxiliary magazines and said gear mechanism when the latter is rotating in the opposite direction. r 4. In a linotype machine equipped with series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, the y combination of the constantly driven intermediate shaft. a lay shaft operativcly connected with both series of magazines, and intermediate reversible gear. mechanism for connecting thelay shaftwith the intermediate shaft, whereby the magazines of one scries or the other may be raised and lowered according to the direction of rotation of the lay shaft to bring a selected magazine into In a linotype machine equipped with a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, the com bination of a shaft operatively connected to the main magazines, a sleeve mounted thereon operatively connected to the auxiliary magazines, and comon means for turning the shaft and sleeve respectively in opthereon opcratively connected. to the auxil-v mi 7 magazines, and power actuated means for turning the shaft and sleeve respectively in opposite directions whereby a selected magazine of one series or the other may be brought into operative position.

-7. In a linotype machine equipped with a s ies of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, the combination of a lay shaft, reversible power fen gear mechanism for rotating the shift in oppositedirections, and means connccted to the respective series of magazines and adapted by such opposite rotations of the lay shaft to bring a selected magazine of one series or the other into operative posit'on. I v

8. In a linotype machine equipped with a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, the combination of a worm wheel, mechanism for rotating the wheel-in opposite directions, and means connectedto the-respective series of ntiagazines and adapted by such opposite rotations of the worm wheel to bring a selected magazine of one series or'the other into operative position. 7

9. In a linotype machine, the combination with a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, saidniagazines being pivotally mounted so that aselected magazine of one series or the other may be brought intooperative position, of means for swinging the magazines including a crank shaft connected to the main magazines, a sleeve mounted thereon connected to the auxiliary magazines, and a power driven wheel adapted'by its rotation in one direction to turn the shaft independently of the sleeve and by its rotation in the opposite direction to turn the sleeve inde pendently of the crank shaft.

10. In a linotype machine, the combina+ tion' of a series of movable main magazines and aseries of movable auxiliary magazines, a crank shaft connected, to the main magazines and a sleeve mounted on said shaft connected to the auxiliary magazines, and means for rotating the shaft and sleeve to bring a selected magazine of the corresponding series into operative position including a worm wheel mounted on the. shaft' and power-actuated reversible gear mechanism for turning the worm wheel,.the latter being transverse intermediate shaft, a hollow fore and aft assembler drive shaft geared thereto, a worm wheel mounted on the crank shaft, reversible gear mechanism driven by the intermediate shaft, a clutch for mak ing or breaking a driving connection between the worm wheel and the reversing gears, and a control rod mounted in the hol low assembler shaft for operating the clutch, said worm wheel being adapted by its rotation in one direction to drive the crank shaft independently of the sleeve and by its retaiion in the opposite direction to drive the sleeve independently of the crank shaft. i

12. In a linotype machine, a series of pivoted main magazines and a series of pivoted auxiliary magazines, in combination with means for swinging the magazines about their respective axes to bring any selected ones into operative position, said means including a shaft provided with a crank arm connected to the main magazines, a sleeve journaled on said shaft and provided with a crank arm connected to the auxiliary mag-- azines, a worm wheel mounted on the shaft, power driven means for rotating the wheel in opposite directions, a one-way clutch device adapted to establish a driving engagement between the wheel and shaft as the former is rotated in one direction, and a similar clutch device adapted to establish a driving engagement between the wheel and the sleeve as the wheel is rotated in the opposite direction.

13. In a linotype machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines movably mounted therein, a crank shaft connected to the magazines and adapted by its rotation to bring a selected'one into operative position, and means for rotating the shaft including a worm wheel mounted thereon, a worm meshing with said wheel, and a power driven shaft for rotating the worm.

1a. In a linotype machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines movably mounted therein, a crank shaft connected to themagazines and adapted by its rotation to bring a selected oneinto operative position, and power-actuated means for rotating the crank shaft including a worm wheel mounted thereon, the constantly driven intermediate shaft, a lay shaft having a worm meshing with said wheel, and an intermediate clutch for connecting and disconnecting the lay shaft with and from the intermediate shaft, as desired.

15. In a linotype machine, the combination of two series of magazines, and poweractuated means common to both series for rendering any selected magazine of either series operative, together with control means for causing said power actuated means to cooperate with either series of magazines to the exclusion of the other orrender said means inefl ective as to both series simul-' taneously as desired.

16. In a linotype machine, the combination of two series of magazines, and poweractuated. gear mechanism, reversible at will, for rendering any selected magazine of either series operative, together with control means for causing said power actuated means to cooperate with either series of magazines to the exclusion ofthe other or;

render said means ineffective as to both series simultaneously as desired.

17. In a linotype machine, a series of movable main magazines and a series of movable auxiliary magazines, in combination with a common operating shaft therefor rotatable in opposite directions, means actuated by said shaft when rotated in one direction for shaft when rotating in one direction for moving the main magazines, and means controlled by said operating shaft when rotating in the opposite direction for moving'the auxiliary magazines. y.

In testimony whereof, I have afixedmy signature hereto. I

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